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Category: Daily Dispatch
Getting off the sodium obsession
Of course I couldn’t let yesterday’s coverage of the mainstream’s misguided and much-failed approach to high blood pressure go without a mention of one of their greatest blunders… I’ve warned [...]
Most dangerous health risk still ignored
I’ve repeatedly reported on the government’s decades-long, misguided, misinformed and ineffective campaign to control blood pressure. And now mainstream media outlets are catching on. You [...]
Not a shred of evidence indeed
As the seasons change here on Cape Ann, we’re bidding farewell to the last of our summer guests. And while the weather was generally cool and crisp these past couple of weeks…we had plenty of [...]
Millions can’t afford “affordable care”
Last month, we discovered another “glitch” in Obamacare that will deprive millions of hard-working middle-class families of health insurance. Now The New York Times (usually an ardent supporter [...]
Home is where the remedy is
Travel writers were busy this summer advising tourists how to handle common medical problems without having to find a local doctor or pharmacy overseas. Dave Harcombe, a pharmacist in the UK set [...]
What’s on the menu?
You’ve probably been to a restaurant or two that has started posting “nutritional facts” on their menus. Some restaurants have taken up this trend willingly. Others—in places like New York City, [...]
Bringing home the bacon
I’ve already told you (at least twice) about the nutritional benefits of eggs. And how they may be one of Nature’s perfect foods. But what about the other half of America’s favorite breakfast? [...]
Food fight
More and more people want to feed their families healthy foods. But as I warned you last month (in the Daily Dispatch “Big Food takes over the organic market”), big business has been years ahead [...]
Clear and (ever) present danger
All of the talk about the West Nile virus reaching possible outbreak proportions reminded me of the frenzy that occurred following the release of the movie “Outbreak” in the mid-1990’s. When the [...]